Our Technology and Communications practice strives to deliver specialist, commercially focussed, proactive and pragmatic advice and support throughout the procurement and implementation of your technology projects.

It's a priority for us to provide end-to end deal support – from confidentiality in the early discussions to assisting with the tendering process, structuring the deal and contracts through to help with the implementation and termination and exit of contractual arrangements.

Our team can advise on all aspects of strategic technology sourcing, project management and implementation, licensing arrangements and structures, B2B and B2C e-business/ m-business, telecommunications and telecommunications regulation. We also have the capability to advise on technology structuring issues such as consortia, strategic investments and joint ventures.

We have broad experience in providing technology and communications advice to Financial Services, Retail, Utilities and Public Sector businesses – both on the customer and the supplier side.

As an accredited Catalist supplier under the Government's Catalist Legal Framework Agreement (which replaces L-Cat), we are pre-qualified to provide legal services on IT, Telecommunications and E-commerce projects (including managed services and outsourcing in respect of IT and IT enabled corporate services eg finance, HR, administration etc).

Clients and experience

We know the importance of understanding the technology that is, or that drives your business. Keeping up to date with technology advances, market trends and up-to-date technology solutions is a key priority for our team. Through this we can better respond to your priorities and business needs. Our experience in this field means that we understand the broader market and the business and technology needs that underpin your core activities.

Team and reputation

We are part of an integrated team across our regions which means that our team can boast a broad range of specialisms. We have extensive experience of working with and within technology driven business, and this has led us to appreciate the value of creating and maintaining personal relationships between client and lawyer – above all we aim to be approachable, accessible, pragmatic and responsive when responding to your needs.

Our team has a reputation for offering solid technical legal advice – but we view this as just the starting point. Our clients appreciate that we add value by giving commercially driven advice – for example by advising them on procurement, project and commercial risk issues. We also believe our clients value the high priority we put on our wholistic approach to the management of the legal process where necessary.